Re:Tom Lehrer's Mathematical Songs (1951)
by jelliclesfarm on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @03:30PM
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https://youtu.be/R6qFG0uop9k : ‘I got it from Agnes’.. reminds me of Monty Python’s Medical Song but only..so much gentler..
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Re:Tom Lehrer's Mathematical Songs (1951)
by jedimastert on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @06:44PM
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I love his simple charisma. Ever flashy, just charming. In magic there's a form of magic in between close up magic and stage magic called "parlor magic". I've always thought he had great parlor presence.
On a separate note, I find it interesting that he's making casual jokes about himself being gay/bi. I don't know what the times were like, or really even when that video was made, but do wonder if that raised a few (more, I guess) eyebrows